Chuck Schumer is now the highest-ranking elected Jewish official ever
Georgia’s new senators, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, were sworn in on Wednesday, making Schumer the new Senate majority leader — the first-ever Jew in that powerful role.
Sen. Chuck Schumer at a news briefing with new Democratic senators at the US Capitol, Jan. 21, 2021.(photo credit: DREW ANGERER / GETTY IMAGES)ByGABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
